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i'm sure he wants to get back on it with us in the united states senate. but he will be back, and he said something that i think we all ought to remember. he said he asked his staff to count the steps from where he would park outside the senate chamber up to the senate chamber. they counted the steps, and they told him 45 steps. and he'd be back in the senate. and he said the day is going to come -- and i'm sure it will be soon -- when he will walk those steps. and there will be many, myself included, from both sides of the aisle cheering his return to the united states senate. so for mark, his family, his doctors, medical staff and all, thank you for this battle. thank you for your efforts, on behalf of our state. we look forward to your early return. mark and i have a joint town meeting, republican and democrat, every thursday morning. and the people sit there politely when we discuss issues and love it whaoe disagree because we do it without getting angry with one another. he'll be back soon not only with those meeti is gone because they the are not abl
i'm sure he wants to get back on it with us in the united states senate. but he will be back, and he said something that i think we all ought to remember. he said he asked his staff to count the steps from where he would park outside the senate chamber up to the senate chamber. they counted the steps, and they told him 45 steps. and he'd be back in the senate. and he said the day is going to come -- and i'm sure it will be soon -- when he will walk those steps. and there will be many, myself...
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states secretary of education into the united states banking commissioner, almost. he has the job of making $100 billion of new student loans every year. the idea was the government can make it better than the banks. our friends on the other side said to the students the banks are overcharging you, we're going to take it over and we'll be doing you a favor. well, what did our friends do? they did take it over. they didn't do the students a favor. according to the congressional budget office, there was $61 billion of savings, money that the students shouldn't have been paying, i suppose. when we took it over. and what did the democrats do? they spent it, all except for $10 billion, and they spent $8.7 billion helping to pay for the health care law. so the way the congressional budget office looks at it, $61 billion in savings resulted from -- and these are my words -- borrowing money at 2.8% and loaning it to students at 6.8%. we want to take that profit, that overcharging the students, give it back to students. that's the way to pay for the 3.4% that we're talking a
states secretary of education into the united states banking commissioner, almost. he has the job of making $100 billion of new student loans every year. the idea was the government can make it better than the banks. our friends on the other side said to the students the banks are overcharging you, we're going to take it over and we'll be doing you a favor. well, what did our friends do? they did take it over. they didn't do the students a favor. according to the congressional budget office,...
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in the united states of america. [applause] i have been so incredibly proud over the last 15 months as i've traveled the state to have hoosiers tell me how proud they are to the hoosiers, to have been part of this remarkable comeback that governor daniels has led to come in and you know what, the kind of leadership mitch daniels has taken to the indiana state house to change the state instead of having the barack obama demagoguery list of failures we need the mitch daniels types of accomplishments in washington, d.c.. [cheering] we need to see the kind of management that we have had in the indiana state house applied to the united states capital and that is what i intend to take their. [applause] [cheering] .. >> i will tell you, that a fellow who got a degree in biology finds it hard to believe, to. [laughter] [applause] >> my business career has spanned 31 years, and has prepared me for many things. but i never imagined it would be for this. i found out that it didn't prepare me. my time in serving with america's g
in the united states of america. [applause] i have been so incredibly proud over the last 15 months as i've traveled the state to have hoosiers tell me how proud they are to the hoosiers, to have been part of this remarkable comeback that governor daniels has led to come in and you know what, the kind of leadership mitch daniels has taken to the indiana state house to change the state instead of having the barack obama demagoguery list of failures we need the mitch daniels types of...
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, engaged united states senator. mr. president, i would like to make the following request on floor privileges. mr. reid or his designee on behalf of senator cornyn. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that floor privileges be granted to caroline goodbody and amanda mandoza, two legislative staff members during today posts session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the time between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees and all quorum calls during that period also be equally divided. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland is recognized. mr. cardin: thank you, mr. president. i take this time to urge my colleagues to allow us to move forward on the consideration of the stop student loan rate hike act so that we can allow the interest rates on student loans to remain at its current level rather than doubli
, engaged united states senator. mr. president, i would like to make the following request on floor privileges. mr. reid or his designee on behalf of senator cornyn. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that floor privileges be granted to caroline goodbody and amanda mandoza, two legislative staff members during today posts session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the time between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. be equally divided and controlled between...
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to dissect the united states comes with environmental risk all borne by the united states. to balance the risk and make good on the repeated claims of job creation and to require any oil transported in the pipeline shouldn't be approved to meet in the united states for sale. if we are to bear the environmental burden of this project, we should read the economic benefits as well. they should be tied together in a package. not satisfied with curtailing the public and put in throw review of the project the house legislation contains sweeping environmental waivers and exemptions for all transportation projects. let me say that again, all transportation projects have sweeping environmental waivers and exemptions. title vi of h.r. 4348 is wrongly described as streamlining the. these provisions stop the process in its tracks. the title six includes our pachauri time limits that will hobble environmental reviews and exemptions and exceptions so broad to make the statute meaningless. these drastic provisions are in the complete lack of evidence that environmental reviews prevent bui
to dissect the united states comes with environmental risk all borne by the united states. to balance the risk and make good on the repeated claims of job creation and to require any oil transported in the pipeline shouldn't be approved to meet in the united states for sale. if we are to bear the environmental burden of this project, we should read the economic benefits as well. they should be tied together in a package. not satisfied with curtailing the public and put in throw review of the...
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the united states won world war ii, enjoy three decades of prosperity and put a man on the moon without a dual mandate. not a fundamental part of our constitutional fabric. in 1977 policy directive based on this curve. and congress can change it. while it may be politically appealing the current domain to ask the fed to do something that is simply cannot do. chairman ben bernanke is testified before the in the long run the only thing the fed can control is inflation. in the long run low inflation is the best thing we can do for growth. in a federal open market committee statement said basically the same thing. the maximum level of employment is largely determined by non-mandatory factors. for the coming easy monetary policies short term tool to speed growth may harm the economy in the long term. let me skip to the end and make the point here that among other provisions in sound dollar act, we grant a permanent vote to all the regional federal reserve bank presidents because as important as new york and washington is, there is much more to america's economy and it should better reflect o
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code said if the united states were to make a good faith effort at implementing the requirements of the draft code there could be operations impacts on u.s. military space operations in several areas. and i have no doubt, mr. chairman, that attempting to comply with something like the e.u. code of conduct would impact our space operations. we would be doing things or n
code said if the united states were to make a good faith effort at implementing the requirements of the draft code there could be operations impacts on u.s. military space operations in several areas. and i have no doubt, mr. chairman, that attempting to comply with something like the e.u. code of conduct would impact our space operations. we would be doing things or n
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system that will be established by the united states of america and nato in europe will not be directed against the russian nuclear potential however it was also stressed that russia will seek balanced and constructive relations with the united states what is important to moscow is that there are no military interventions in the countries where the reason internal conflict this trend which we have seen for instance in libya. is not acceptable to the russian federation russia would not like that in syria the military intervention that happened in libya repeats itself and as legend pretend it gets busy in his new role as president some people have taken to the streets in moscow sharing their discontent with his return to office rise police have been deployed to despair stocks of this have been trying to hold marches against protests inauguration our correspondent has the latest for us. several groups of protesters remain on the city streets the activists have been wandering around the city center throughout the night evening and really the entire tuesday in what they call are just walks t
system that will be established by the united states of america and nato in europe will not be directed against the russian nuclear potential however it was also stressed that russia will seek balanced and constructive relations with the united states what is important to moscow is that there are no military interventions in the countries where the reason internal conflict this trend which we have seen for instance in libya. is not acceptable to the russian federation russia would not like that...
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united states. why? because when it was developed in the 1940s, it was thought, this is a propaganda arm of the u.s. government. and it would be inconsistent with our notions of freedom of the press in the united states to allow them to use that propaganda that we're bringing to the rest of the world and to come back and show it to u.s. citizens. that is a bizarre notion in today's world. it's also i think quite inconsistent with the first amendment. and really ought to be changed. it's just another example of how we are living with a set of ideas about information and journalism -- >> so out of date. >> -- that is the last century. and we don't have national plans for how to be part of a global economy. we don't have national plans about how to be part of it in terms of information and ideas. >> but before we see a little bit of video from around the world, i have to bring us -- i realize you said let's try to ignore political realities at this moment. but despite the unity among the panelists of t
united states. why? because when it was developed in the 1940s, it was thought, this is a propaganda arm of the u.s. government. and it would be inconsistent with our notions of freedom of the press in the united states to allow them to use that propaganda that we're bringing to the rest of the world and to come back and show it to u.s. citizens. that is a bizarre notion in today's world. it's also i think quite inconsistent with the first amendment. and really ought to be changed. it's just...
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historically each time that the united states has entered into almost any kind of treaty we have been very acidious in doing everything we could to follow that treaty. we have not always been afforded the reciprocal courtesy. i suggest that a new start is a good example of what happens when we don't negotiate in a way that is only in the best interest of the united states. we in the first phase of new start reduced our strategic war head counts significantly without really impacting the russians a great deal when the tactical war heads were left completely out of the equation and part of that promise was that we would modernize our nuclear weapons capability. and it just seems like over time things degrade. and to give a president as flexible as this one the ability to enter into treaties without congressional approval on something as critical as our space assets and our space access is, i think, a foolish ernd on our part and i hope we suggest that. >> gentleman from california, five minutes. >> some time ago mr. andrews suggested that we try to avoid presidential politics as we cont
historically each time that the united states has entered into almost any kind of treaty we have been very acidious in doing everything we could to follow that treaty. we have not always been afforded the reciprocal courtesy. i suggest that a new start is a good example of what happens when we don't negotiate in a way that is only in the best interest of the united states. we in the first phase of new start reduced our strategic war head counts significantly without really impacting the...
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even the president of the united states has knowledge acknowledged. as explained in answer 6, our recommended homeland defense system would include interceptor base in the northeastern part of the united states. that site would receive the first installments of the new homeland defense interceptor. the subcommittee has been briefed by both these entities on their findings, which were the product of work they completed per congressional mandates. let me make that clear. we asked them to tell us what we should do and all we're doing is doing that. the national academy study also shows carried forward of concerns about the 2b missile which the other studies have also identified. i want to go back a moment to what the president said. i think it's clear ranking member smith raised the issue that he said after the issue i'll have more flexibility. that is a secret deal with the russians. medvedev said i will tell putin that the discussion was going to continue between them as if the messenger was going to carry back the description from the president. but w
even the president of the united states has knowledge acknowledged. as explained in answer 6, our recommended homeland defense system would include interceptor base in the northeastern part of the united states. that site would receive the first installments of the new homeland defense interceptor. the subcommittee has been briefed by both these entities on their findings, which were the product of work they completed per congressional mandates. let me make that clear. we asked them to tell us...
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the president of united states needs to deal with this. he needs to be talking to presidents of those countries to stop it. these are kids that are going on rail cards, riding on the top on rail cards through mexico. sexual assaults that are occurring. all of this is great consternation for any of us. when they are dumped on our cities and counties and state is expected to pick up the costs. quick giving these individuals initiatives to come up and we resettled in united states. look at china, we have a dissident we're pushing back in the form of mr. check, then we've got open arms with this -- mr. chen because we're not sending a message, we're not going to allow you to come in. and we're not going to take them back to their country. >> greta: one is the financial burden on your state. there is humanitarian issues, they are living essentially in custody, living in buildings these children are coming in. i saw a picture in the "wall street journal" today? >> these children have not been vaccinated for any diseases that are out there. they
the president of united states needs to deal with this. he needs to be talking to presidents of those countries to stop it. these are kids that are going on rail cards, riding on the top on rail cards through mexico. sexual assaults that are occurring. all of this is great consternation for any of us. when they are dumped on our cities and counties and state is expected to pick up the costs. quick giving these individuals initiatives to come up and we resettled in united states. look at china,...
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united states. but it doesn't always live up to it. so we have the mccarthy era and so on. we think that we have the best system. but now we're in a world where we have a global communications system, and censorship anywhere, like singapore, is censorship everywhere. it's not human rights for people in singapore any more, it's our interests in knowing what's happening in singapore and our interests in knowing the world. so when the minister of law of sing por says, look, we completely reject your notion, and the reason we reject it is on the merits. it's not because we want to be a regressive government, it's because we believe that you are showing by the way in which you've constructed your free speech that you cannot have a functioning system. look at the polarization in your society. look at what happens when you let people say anything. look what happens when people can say the judiciary is lying or corrupt. look what happens when people speak disrespectfully about the government. you're getting
united states. but it doesn't always live up to it. so we have the mccarthy era and so on. we think that we have the best system. but now we're in a world where we have a global communications system, and censorship anywhere, like singapore, is censorship everywhere. it's not human rights for people in singapore any more, it's our interests in knowing what's happening in singapore and our interests in knowing the world. so when the minister of law of sing por says, look, we completely reject...
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where we differ, when they are not cost competitive and having the united states marine corps, having serves, i certain agree with the gentle lady from guam and from california where they've both said that marines have taken casualties because f of, in afghanistan, because of convoys. but those convoys would occur whether or not we're moving biofuels or whether we're moving traditional fuels. we have made some in-roads on, although at the margins in terms of solar power for troops in the fields to, for things like recharging batteries. and some, providing some basic heat, but the -- we should mo move -- we should mandate the military to move to biofuels when it's cost competitive to do so, when it's in the interests of the military and the taxpayers to do so and not for some alternative ideological belief that we ought to do so irrespective of costs. with that, mr. chairman, i yield back. >> gentleman yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. ritzal for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i will be supporting the gentleman's amendment, and i share a
where we differ, when they are not cost competitive and having the united states marine corps, having serves, i certain agree with the gentle lady from guam and from california where they've both said that marines have taken casualties because f of, in afghanistan, because of convoys. but those convoys would occur whether or not we're moving biofuels or whether we're moving traditional fuels. we have made some in-roads on, although at the margins in terms of solar power for troops in the fields...
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we from the united states perspective. i think i can speak for all other 27 al litz lies remain cod to an open door. we can have invitation to european member states. european states whose, whose membership in nato contributed to the security of the north atlantic area and who meet nato standards. these four countries have declared they would look to be members of nacht tow. we are working actively with them. we as nay tomorrow. tument foster the circumstances and aability for them to become members, sooner rather than later. the time its not yet for various reasons. and each country is unique. echl country will have to be dealt with separately. but the time will not be -- will not be yet -- in chicago. for them to be -- invited. either because of other member states or in the case of macedonia, we remain committed to inviting them as soon as mutual satisfactory issue of the nape h name has been resolved with greece. we are working hard with montenegro and bosnia in terms of reform of their country. we work with georgia on
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of the united states of america. i yield back me balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> i move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. fattah: let me say a couple of things. our country managed to limp along for a few hundred years, we're the leading nation in the world, the wealthiest nation in the world, the number one superpower, i don't know how we got here with all these imperfections in our voting system but we will try to go forward. this notion that voter i.d.'s, for instance in the state of texas, you have a concealed weapons permit by the state, that's good, you can vote with it. if you have a state i.d. from the state university, that's not good. in our state of pennsylvania, we've got 30 different types of i.d.'s that you can and can't use. the republican governors and legislatures through the our country this year have all come to the same conclusion. it's like a consensus that
of the united states of america. i yield back me balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> i move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. fattah: let me say a couple of things. our country managed to limp along for a few hundred years, we're the leading nation in the world, the wealthiest nation in the world, the number one superpower, i don't know how we got here...
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editor of wiki leaks expose the world secrets these documents belong the united states government being attacked by the powerful united states strongly condemned what i think what we broke the law illegally should shun the full five hundred days now i've been detained without charge but that hasn't stopped us. today we're on a quest for revolutionary ideas that can change the world tomorrow is the arab spring the enactment of a dream or is it an impossible fantasy this week i cut through the spin and speak directly to two leading revolutionaries from cairo i speak to writer and activist abdel fattah imprisoned and now banned from travel he has become the icon of a revolution betrayed joining me under house arrest is now below raja the director of the brain center for human rights and one of the most important figures in the bahraini uprising i want to ask them about the revolutions across the middle east and they've been successful crushed captured or concealed and what motivates them to continue to put their lives on the line. i love. you see me and we have here. a good think when we w
editor of wiki leaks expose the world secrets these documents belong the united states government being attacked by the powerful united states strongly condemned what i think what we broke the law illegally should shun the full five hundred days now i've been detained without charge but that hasn't stopped us. today we're on a quest for revolutionary ideas that can change the world tomorrow is the arab spring the enactment of a dream or is it an impossible fantasy this week i cut through the...
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>> i think it means a great deal to have the president of the united states show his moral leadership and say this is a question of fairness and treating others as we would want to be treated and upholding the guarantees all americans are entitled to under the law. this is not about telling church what is to do, this is about who can get a civil or legal marriage license from the government. but what also made it meaningful was the heart felt personal way in which both the president and vice president talked about how they had changed their mind, how they had hoped their hearts. they talked about conversations with real families, with their own families, and how it triggered their thinking about what the right way to treat other people is. and i think that kind of personal heart felt engagement is exactly the journey that a majority of americans have been on and it will help others who have been wrestling with this question resolve on the side of fairness. >> woodruff: so reverend jackson, do you see this helping the cause of those who favor the legalization of gay marriage? because r
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states or outside the united states. let me start by saying we do not investigate individuals or groups solely on the basis of ethnicity or race. there may be occasions where we know a particular entity, it can be a gang a. terrorist group, it can be organized crime, preys on certain groups in communities, and in those situation where is there may be strings or what have you, the data in terms of those communities may bear on that intelligence analysis. >> domain management is that directed towards? >> pardon. >> is domain management program is that directed towards certain communities? >> no. it's the threats. mortgage fraud in the community of los angeles, where is the mortgage fraud? domain management means look at your particular division or district and identify the threats and the existence of those threats and how you're going to address that threat. that's domain management. that's identifying the threats and how you go -- have to allocate the resources to address the threats. >> what is mapping? >> the gentlewom
states or outside the united states. let me start by saying we do not investigate individuals or groups solely on the basis of ethnicity or race. there may be occasions where we know a particular entity, it can be a gang a. terrorist group, it can be organized crime, preys on certain groups in communities, and in those situation where is there may be strings or what have you, the data in terms of those communities may bear on that intelligence analysis. >> domain management is that...
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it's just another example of the double standard of the authorities here in the united states anything that falls in line with the political line that they want to put out there of course they will support it they will talk about election fraud in russia despite the fact that there were something like two hundred fifty thousand election monitors throughout the country an election that was more democratic and more open than anything we have here in the united states so again it's you don't want to read too much into what the u.s. authorities have to say simply because they have no legitimate ground to stand on the putin government is willing to allow dissent it's willing to allow of the least of the people in so far as that voice is able to follow the law here in the united states we've seen a level of police violence related to occupy wall street that is in fact i would argue much higher and to a much more extreme degree than what is being what is being seen on the streets of moscow and elsewhere in russia. the u.n. envoy to syria looms that his peace plan is the last chance for the co
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china and united states in a diplomatic war. a blind chinese activist is asking the united states to ask him get safely out of china. the controversy disrupted a china summit in beijing. efrem graham reports. >> now they are trying to find a solution, the blind chinese activist pleads for more help from washington. clinton spoke around the issue urging china to improve its human right effort. >> we believe all governments have to answer to citizens aspirations for dignity and rule of law. and no nation can or should deny those rights. >> china is outraged by the comments and criticizes the u.s. for getting involved. the man was being held under house arrest and suffering regular beatings. he managed to evade his captors and make it to the u.s. embassy. he left claiming he felt safe. hours later chen guangcheng claimed he left the embassy under duress. in this phone interview, he told the associated press, quote if they could ensure our safety, i would stay. the way it looks now, i have lost hope. as the case gets international g
china and united states in a diplomatic war. a blind chinese activist is asking the united states to ask him get safely out of china. the controversy disrupted a china summit in beijing. efrem graham reports. >> now they are trying to find a solution, the blind chinese activist pleads for more help from washington. clinton spoke around the issue urging china to improve its human right effort. >> we believe all governments have to answer to citizens aspirations for dignity and rule...
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in the united states hasn't been here in a while. >> hasn't been here since 1999. the first time we had a summit the it's outside washington, d.c. in the great stiff chicago. >> jon: it's very exciting. it's the smart defense initiative. is that correct? >> that's one of initiatives were putting forward, yes. >> jon: how does that contrast with the defense initiatives we've been doing in the past that we didn't think to name smart? >> it's a good question which is -- >> jon: thank you. >> it really is because it isn't true that we've been doing dumb defense up to that point. we noticed that. >> jon: when you say smart defense you don't think ooh i think this might actually look bad ultimately. >> because of using that language. what we're trying to do is having countries facing significant financial problems finding waying how can they use the dollars they spend on defense smarter than they did before hand. >> the hypothetical countries having financial problems -- [ laughter ] >> jon: would that include anybody. >> all 28. >> jon: is anybody going to raise their h
in the united states hasn't been here in a while. >> hasn't been here since 1999. the first time we had a summit the it's outside washington, d.c. in the great stiff chicago. >> jon: it's very exciting. it's the smart defense initiative. is that correct? >> that's one of initiatives were putting forward, yes. >> jon: how does that contrast with the defense initiatives we've been doing in the past that we didn't think to name smart? >> it's a good question which is...
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requirements of title 28, united states code. section 214, at the discretion of the attorney general, any amounts that otherwise may be available up to 3% may be used by such office to provide training and technical assistance. section 215, the attorney general may waiver the requirements of title 1 of the omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968. section 216, section 20109-a of title 2 of the violent crime control and law enforcement enforcement act of 1994 shall not apply to amounts made available by this or any other act. section 217, none of the funds may be used by a federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm. section 218, none of the funds may be used for implementing the requirement for public entities to provide a permanent means of accessible entry to pools and spas under the revised regulations of the americans with disabilities act of 1990. section 219, none of the funds may be used to report information to the department of justice regarding the sale of multiple rifles.
requirements of title 28, united states code. section 214, at the discretion of the attorney general, any amounts that otherwise may be available up to 3% may be used by such office to provide training and technical assistance. section 215, the attorney general may waiver the requirements of title 1 of the omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968. section 216, section 20109-a of title 2 of the violent crime control and law enforcement enforcement act of 1994 shall not apply to amounts...
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you admit to being the third largest carbon producer in the united states. you tell me that carbon sequestration is the future because we can't afford to live without coal. but then you tell me you haven't invested any money in carbon sequestration. >> while we haven't spent the money on sequestration technology, we've spent the time and energy, and that we're gonna co-invest with the government when this technology evolves. >> if capturing carbon in the u.s. is decades away, consider that china and india now put more carbon in the air than we do, and the chinese are opening coal-fired plants at a rate of one a week. none captures its carbon. now rogers has broken ground on his two new coal-fired plants despite warnings from top scientists like nasa's jim hansen. so when jim hansen says that to save the planet, we should stop building coal-fired power plants today, you say what? >> i say, "mr. hansen, can't get done, won't get done. we've got to keep our economy going. we've got to make the transition. and i'm gonna do everything i can with the greatest sens
you admit to being the third largest carbon producer in the united states. you tell me that carbon sequestration is the future because we can't afford to live without coal. but then you tell me you haven't invested any money in carbon sequestration. >> while we haven't spent the money on sequestration technology, we've spent the time and energy, and that we're gonna co-invest with the government when this technology evolves. >> if capturing carbon in the u.s. is decades away,...
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the united states ranked 25th. for more on the report, we're joined by save the children president and c.e.o. carolyn miles. welcome, ms. miles. >> thank you, gwen. >> ifill: give us a sense of what measures you're using to come up with these rankings. >> well, we looked at a wide variety of measures, really looking at things like child mortality, maternal mortality, the education of women and girls economic empowerment of women, even the political involvement of women because all of those give us a good indicator of the status of women in those countries which really impact what is it's like to be a mom there. we also looked at things like maternity leave. so all sorts of factors. >> ifill: what's the difference in the end in the rankings between the top ten and the bottom ten? >> well, it's interesting. they're really kind of almost a mirror of each other. so all those indicators i talked with about are great for the top ten and they're poor for the bottom ten so an example would be if we compare norway and niger
the united states ranked 25th. for more on the report, we're joined by save the children president and c.e.o. carolyn miles. welcome, ms. miles. >> thank you, gwen. >> ifill: give us a sense of what measures you're using to come up with these rankings. >> well, we looked at a wide variety of measures, really looking at things like child mortality, maternal mortality, the education of women and girls economic empowerment of women, even the political involvement of women because...
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people from all over the united states who want to see the united states senate controlled by not just republicans but by conservatives who are willing to get in this race. they want to be heard. and it's a legitimate part of the process. >> mr. mourdock, this is will cane. let's talk about what it is you would represent to conservatives. if you had to pick one senator holding office, who would you model yourself after? who would you say you want to be like? >> well, i would give you a couple. certainly jim demint is one, mike lee from utah is another. i am a conservative. i believe that what we have to have for economic recovery is more rolled back government, scaled back. we need to get the economy going. this campaign is -- as much as the negative ads were beating up on things of the past, we were talking about the future in front of audiences. we've got to get our economy growing and we've got to scale back government, lowering taxes and giving stability in the capital market. >> mr. mourdock, a follow-up question. many people have likened jim demint and the tea party to not compro
people from all over the united states who want to see the united states senate controlled by not just republicans but by conservatives who are willing to get in this race. they want to be heard. and it's a legitimate part of the process. >> mr. mourdock, this is will cane. let's talk about what it is you would represent to conservatives. if you had to pick one senator holding office, who would you model yourself after? who would you say you want to be like? >> well, i would give...
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clearly stated the intention of ibm technology for the purposes of reaching mainland united states are going to be so slow that we can just wait. we can't wait. you cannot just flick a switch and have a missile defense field. we all know there's apparently a secret deal with the russian where is the president believes he'll have greater flexibility. perhaps there are members on the other side to support the side with the president. i think most of us on the committee, though, a majority believe we should not be responding to a secret deal with the russians. but the real needs we have with national security. when you look at the issue of geometry and emerging threat and you look at the open source intelligence. it all convenes with the same conclusion. 2015 the united states could be at risk for icbm. a threat from iran. with that i would be glad to this yield you some time. >> you need not turn this into a personal situation. now with regard to the east koes. we both know it would take a missile from iran, which is the only reason for this. it's clear they cannot be defended against by
clearly stated the intention of ibm technology for the purposes of reaching mainland united states are going to be so slow that we can just wait. we can't wait. you cannot just flick a switch and have a missile defense field. we all know there's apparently a secret deal with the russian where is the president believes he'll have greater flexibility. perhaps there are members on the other side to support the side with the president. i think most of us on the committee, though, a majority believe...
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first they say you're dead broke, the united states of america, you can do anything you want, go for it. so then you go for it and then you make it and then there's like [ bleep ] you. >> you're pretty strong worded, i understand that you're in a podcast and it's all in fun. >> it's a comedy club, there's no language restrictions. >> but without the bad language, did you -- why do you emphasize this tax issue? >> i believed in him, i agreed with everything he was saying when he ran for president, i was listening to what he said, i thought this guy thinks like me and i agree with him. now he's changing thing. i should have said people who don't pay their fair share of taxes. the reality is the irs, 2011 tax bracket, if you make $388,000 or more a year, you pay 35%. first he said, well, it's the 15% on capital gains, then he stopped saying that, all he keeps saying is that millionaires and billionaires don't pay their fair share of taxes. >> it's the warren buffett argument, where warren buffett pays a lower tax rate. >> warren buffett is paying 15% on capital gains, meaning money he a
first they say you're dead broke, the united states of america, you can do anything you want, go for it. so then you go for it and then you make it and then there's like [ bleep ] you. >> you're pretty strong worded, i understand that you're in a podcast and it's all in fun. >> it's a comedy club, there's no language restrictions. >> but without the bad language, did you -- why do you emphasize this tax issue? >> i believed in him, i agreed with everything he was saying...
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they cooperate closely with the united states. the united states is called the great infidel, so, clearly, potentially it compromised that cooperation. >>shepard: should we be more concerned they could use another of this type of device on us in the near future? or does this slow the process down? >>guest: clearly we need to take this device and look at it and adjust our security proceedures and be at the cutting edge to make sure their technology is not ahead of our defense. >>shepard: thank you. john edwards' mistress, will she testify? she is try it -- rielle hunter, and putting her on the stand against john edwards could be an enormous risk. the trial of the would be presidential candidate. and the senator. [ barking ] i'm your dog, holding down the fort while you're out catching a movie. [ growls ] lucky for me, your friends showed up with this awesome bone. hey! you guys are great. and if you got your home insurance where you got your cut rate car insurance, it might not replace all this. [ electricity crackling ] [ gasping
they cooperate closely with the united states. the united states is called the great infidel, so, clearly, potentially it compromised that cooperation. >>shepard: should we be more concerned they could use another of this type of device on us in the near future? or does this slow the process down? >>guest: clearly we need to take this device and look at it and adjust our security proceedures and be at the cutting edge to make sure their technology is not ahead of our defense....
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states but with the united states congress. we have passed laws giving various responsibilities and duties to over 63 different agencies having to do with our stewardship of the ocean. and only thing that exists in the executive order is the president not taking any new action but to coordinate and supervise the implementation of the existing laws as passed by this congress under the past four presidents of the united states so that we can come to grips with the dire conditions to the oceans of the world. so i applaud the president. i oppose this amendment that seeks to prohibit essentially the executive branch from implementation of congressional laws that have been passed by the congress. absolutely no other -- this idea that there is any kind of power grab in the executive order, i would invite members to read it. it does not do anything other than to move more efficiently implement laws passed by our congress. i yield back the remainder of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpo
states but with the united states congress. we have passed laws giving various responsibilities and duties to over 63 different agencies having to do with our stewardship of the ocean. and only thing that exists in the executive order is the president not taking any new action but to coordinate and supervise the implementation of the existing laws as passed by this congress under the past four presidents of the united states so that we can come to grips with the dire conditions to the oceans of...
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look at a beautiful live picture of the united states capital on a wednesday morning. let's turn to bill karins. rainy day once again? >> this may has been a little bit of a throw away? at least in the east. new england's probably seeing the worst of it through the first portion of may. we're watching light rain. cloudy conditions. providence getting some pretty good rain, heading for cape cod. long island's had some rain. there's another batch exiting philadelphia heading for new york city. if you're driving in any of those areas, you'll have light rain to deal with. you'll see a period of light rain along coastal new england. it will be cloudy and warm and we'll get another round later this afternoon starting around d.c. and moving northward. so after that we'll slowly be seeing improvement. other area of concern today, southeast from atlanta south wards through savannah, charleston, new orleans, jacksonville, orlando, chance of thunderstorms. notice the rest of the country, we're bought frul from kansas city to dallas. west coast looks fine. as we go throughout tomo
look at a beautiful live picture of the united states capital on a wednesday morning. let's turn to bill karins. rainy day once again? >> this may has been a little bit of a throw away? at least in the east. new england's probably seeing the worst of it through the first portion of may. we're watching light rain. cloudy conditions. providence getting some pretty good rain, heading for cape cod. long island's had some rain. there's another batch exiting philadelphia heading for new york...
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not only in the united states, however, but around the world. it was at that time you started seeing some really fascinating blogs coming out of the middle east, africa, asia, the former soviet states and so on. and so i ended up not going back to cnn. i was very excited about this idea that, you know, we the foreign correspondents don't have to be gate keepers any more. if my bosses won't let me cover my region the way i think the people of that region deserve to be covered it doesn't matter so much any more because the people of that region can cover themselves or have the opportunity to do matters into their own hands as they feel that the international media is failing to represent them properly. so i got together with a colleague at something called the berkman center for internet society -- i've been a perpetual fellow. i'm sort of -- >> one of the fellows. >> you're supported by public funding, i'm supported by foundations and random rich people. but, you know -- but we created something called global voices online where we basically invi
not only in the united states, however, but around the world. it was at that time you started seeing some really fascinating blogs coming out of the middle east, africa, asia, the former soviet states and so on. and so i ended up not going back to cnn. i was very excited about this idea that, you know, we the foreign correspondents don't have to be gate keepers any more. if my bosses won't let me cover my region the way i think the people of that region deserve to be covered it doesn't matter...
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we know it was an undercover operative working for saudi arabia and the united states. according to "the new york times," the operative handed over the bomb to the fbi and now that bomb is undergoing extensive study. the newspapers reports it was sewn into custom fit underwear but unlike the bomb that malfunctioned on the 2009 flight into detroit, this one had fail safes to ensure it detonated. now the backlash. intelligence officials and lawmakers are outraged that someone leaked details and major investigations are being launched. >> it's unfortunate this has gotten out. this could really interfere with operations overseas and i'm sorry to do this but i can't comment on any of those details. i know it's out there. i know it's being reported. i also was at a briefing this afternoon with top officials and there's a real great concern that this got out. >> tom is a former assistant director of the fbi and joins us from washington. good morning, tom. >> good morning, carol. >> let's talk quickly about this investigation. what kind of possible damage could be caused by the
we know it was an undercover operative working for saudi arabia and the united states. according to "the new york times," the operative handed over the bomb to the fbi and now that bomb is undergoing extensive study. the newspapers reports it was sewn into custom fit underwear but unlike the bomb that malfunctioned on the 2009 flight into detroit, this one had fail safes to ensure it detonated. now the backlash. intelligence officials and lawmakers are outraged that someone leaked...
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the sitting president of the united states. mayor michael bloomberg said anytime a president backs a major advancement in civil rights, that advancement ultimately succeeds. but, you know, the president is not saying we should have a constitutional amendment or national legislation legalizing same-sex marriage. he's saying that marriage as it traditionally has been is an issue left to the states. we've seen this, there are some states that allow marriage, same-sex marriage. and there are a number of states that have constitutional amendments that ban same-sex marriage. the president added his voice to a debate that's not only going to continue but because the president is now front and center intensify. >> thank you. you saw the banner. the president now supports same-sex marriage. what was the context of that quote? we're going to replay the interview for you. and we're going to get more reaction and speak with an openly gay american. see how this is resonating in the lgbt community. let me tell you about a very important phon
the sitting president of the united states. mayor michael bloomberg said anytime a president backs a major advancement in civil rights, that advancement ultimately succeeds. but, you know, the president is not saying we should have a constitutional amendment or national legislation legalizing same-sex marriage. he's saying that marriage as it traditionally has been is an issue left to the states. we've seen this, there are some states that allow marriage, same-sex marriage. and there are a...